I'm in Senior Year, and the System Says I'm Going on a Blind Date with My Childhood Sweetheart

Shen Yuan seized the scruff of little San Geng’s neck—his fated nape—and carefully brought the kitten before his face.

"Aren’t you happy? Aren’t you excited?" Shen Yuan said to little San Geng, his face all smiles. "You’ll get to see your mommy soon, the one you haven’t seen in so long!"

As he spoke, he thought about leaning in to bury his face in the kitten’s soft belly.

Just as Shen Yuan was about to get his way, a little paw suddenly shot out and pressed against his face.

San Geng rejected his affection.

After being rejected, Shen Yuan didn’t get angry. In fact, he found the little kitten all the more interesting.

He grabbed the kitten’s paw and shamelessly pressed his face right into the cat’s head, grinning. "Heh heh, little kitty, go on and struggle. The more you struggle, the more fun this is for me!"

Hearing Shen Yuan’s words, San Geng seemed displeased and let out a meow of protest.

But this didn’t bother Shen Yuan in the slightest. On the contrary, he grew even more excited and continued to tease the kitten. "Go on, little kitty, cry out. The louder you cry, the more excited I get! Heh heh!"

"Even if you scream your lungs out, no one’s coming to save you today!"

The words had barely left Shen Yuan’s mouth when his phone started ringing.

Cradling the kitten in one arm, Shen Yuan picked up his phone and saw it was a call from Li Zhi.

"Oh-ho, your mommy’s here."

Before Shen Yuan could answer, Li Zhi hung up.

But Shen Yuan knew what the call was for.

She was at the door.

"Come on, let’s go get your mommy together."

Shen Yuan swooped up Naonao as well, then went to get the door while holding both kittens.

The moment the door opened, Li Zhi saw Shen Yuan holding two little fur babies.

"Ta-da! San Geng and Naonao are here to welcome their mommy!"

With a kitten balanced on each arm, Shen Yuan presented them to Li Zhi. "Which one do you want to hold?"

"Only children make choices. An adult takes them both!"

With that, Li Zhi took both cats from Shen Yuan’s arms.

"They’re pretty heavy. Are you trying to raise them into little pigs?"

Shen Yuan shrugged, defending himself. "No way. They’re only a little over six pounds each. They’re not fat at all, okay?"

Li Zhi wrinkled her nose, unconvinced. She let out a soft hmph, then walked straight into Shen Yuan’s room, still holding both kittens.

As Li Zhi brushed past him, a faint, unfamiliar fragrance wafted to Shen Yuan’s nose.

It was a woody scent with crisp, cool undertones.

Shen Yuan couldn’t help but ask, "Are you wearing perfume?"

Li Zhi nodded, explaining, "Yeah. Cats don’t really like citrus smells, so I put on some perfume to cover it up."

Shen Yuan leaned in closer to smell the woody fragrance. "It smells nice," he said with a smile.

He wasn’t just saying that to flatter her.

For someone like Shen Yuan, who had a sensitive nose, a cool, woody fragrance was much more pleasant.

Shen Yuan couldn’t stand perfumes that were too overpowering.

A happy smile spread across Li Zhi’s face when she heard him say that.

"See? I told you it smells good. I’m actually a big fan of woody scents."

Shen Yuan nodded, leaned in for another sniff, and became even more certain of one thing.

"This smells a lot like the incense my grandma burns when she’s chanting scriptures."

Li Zhi’s hand flew up to smack him.

"If you have a death wish, just say so!"

"Whoa, whoa, I was just being honest! I never said it smelled bad!"

Shen Yuan dodged and weaved around the room, ultimately escaping Li Zhi’s attack.

The main reason was that Young Master Li didn’t want to step on Shen Yuan’s bed.

The pretty girl found it a little dirty.

After their little spat, Li Zhi decided to ignore Shen Yuan and turned her attention to playing with the kittens.

It was a completely different story from when they were with Shen Yuan.

In Li Zhi’s arms, the two kittens were perfectly calm and content.

Watching Li Zhi interact with the kittens, Shen Yuan was suddenly struck by an idea.

"Wanna play a couple of rounds? Or something else?"

Li Zhi nodded. "Let’s start with one match. If it goes badly, we’ll play something else."

Li Zhi didn’t get tilted when she played games. She wouldn’t get obsessed with playing "just one more" whether she was on a winning or losing streak.

Of course, that was probably because Young Master Li didn’t play very often to begin with.

She’d play a match when the mood struck, then go right back to her homework afterward.

For her, the satisfaction of solving a difficult homework problem was greater than that of winning a game.

Because of this, there was a significant gap in their ranks, so they could only play in the casual matchmaking queue.

"You idiot, Shen Yuan! Do you even know how to play?!"

Shen Yuan: ?

"I’m King-rank and you’re Diamond. And you’re asking *me*?"

Li Zhi’s brow furrowed. "Then what were you doing charging in like that? You were right under their tower!"

"I’m playing Liu Shan, girl! I can stun towers!"

Hearing this, Li Zhi blinked. "He can? Did you bring the Interference spell?"

At that moment, Shen Yuan gave up.

A wry smile appeared on the young man’s face. "Never mind. My bad. I’ll be more careful next time."

"That’s right! Don’t blame me when you’re the one feeding."

Li Zhi shot Shen Yuan a glare before lowering her head to focus on the game again.

Where Shen Yuan couldn’t see, the corners of the pretty girl’s lips curved into a pleased smile.

The match didn’t last long, especially since it was just a casual game.

Although Li Zhi’s skills were only average, the enemy team completely tilted thanks to Shen Yuan’s infuriating split-pushing strategy.

"How boring. That wasn’t fun at all."

After winning, Li Zhi quickly closed the game.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan closed the game too.

’There’s no point in playing alone.’

After the game, Li Zhi sank lazily into the swivel chair. As she stretched, a sliver of her pale, smooth calf peeked out from the cuff of her school uniform pants.

Her slippers had fallen off at some point and now lay under the chair. Her feet, clad in cotton socks, were revealed. A white lace frill at the cuff hugged her delicate ankle.